Evolution Misconceptions

Only the strongest survive.

• True

• False

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True or false: The most evolutionarily "fit" are the organisms that manage to pass on their genes.

• True

• False

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True or false: Human-caused environmental changes can affect evolution.

• True

• False

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New species are formed when an existing species becomes split into isolated groups.

• True

• False

True or false: Species must try to adapt to their environment or they will go extinct.

• True

• False

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Which of the following are common misconceptions of evolution? Check ALL that apply.

• Evolution is a "theory" not a fact.

• Religion and evolution cannot co-exist

• Humans came from monkeys.

• evolution achieves perfection

Another interesting thing fossils reveal is incredibly compelling _________________ that organisms have changed or evolved over geologic time.

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When animals look very different on the outside yet have certain structures that appear similar in form or function, they have _____________ structures

• homogeneous

• important

• homologous

• adapted

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Charles Darwin proposed that new species come from preexisting species by the process of ______________ _______________.

• evolution

• adaptations

• natural selection

• homologous structures

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Organisms with favorable traits are more likely to __________ and reproduce.

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